| NOUN | person | votary | one bound by vows to a religion or life of worship or service |
|---|---|---|---|
| person | votary | a priest or priestess (or consecrated worshipper) in a non-Christian religion or cult | |
| person | votary | a devoted (almost religiously so) adherent of a cause or person or activity |
| Meaning | One bound by vows to a religion or life of worship or service. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | religious | A member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience |
| Spanish | devoto | |
| Catalan | devot | |
| Meaning | A priest or priestess (or consecrated worshipper) in a non-Christian religion or cult. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "a votary of Aphrodite" | |
| Narrower | bacchant | (classical mythology) a priest or votary of Bacchus |
| bacchante | (classical mythology) a priestess or votary of Bacchus | |
| vestal virgin | (Roman mythology) one of the virgin priestesses consecrated to the Roman goddess Vesta and to maintaining the sacred fire in her temple | |
| Broader | priest, non-Christian priest | A person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non-Christian religion |
| Spanish | adorador, devoto | |
| Catalan | devot | |
| Meaning | A devoted (almost religiously so) adherent of a cause or person or activity. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the cultured votary of science" | |
| Broader | disciple, adherent | someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another |
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